1 - Louisa Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3146 pictures )The Louisa mine was developed in1876 but was beset with water problems. A pump was installed in 1881 without success and the mine went bankrupt in 1884. It had a 4m boiler and steam pump.

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2 - Louisa Mine (Contributed by: DerrickJessop 3146 pictures )The shaft was again pumped out in 1915 but was abandoned in 1917. Further attempts were made in the 1920s and 30s and finally a turbine pump was successful in 1939 but no payable gold was found and the project was finally abandoned in 1941.

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